Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction.

by Roy, Arundhati
ISBN: 9781642592603
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF MY SEDITIOUS HEART AND THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESS, A NEW AND PRESSING DISPATCH FROM THE HEART OF THE CROWD

Azadi--Urdu for Freedom--is the refrain in the iconic chant of the Kashmiri freedom struggle. And now, while Kashmir's streets have been silenced, the irony is that its people's anthem, with similar lyrics, rhythm and cadence, echoes on the streets of the country that most Kashmiris view as their coloniser. What lies between the silence of one street and the sound of the other? Is it a chasm, or could it become a bridge?

In this series of penetrating essays on politics and literature, Arundhati Roy examines this question and challenges us to reflect on the meaning of freedom in a world of growing authoritarianism.

Roy writes of the existential threat posed to Indian democracy by an emboldened Hindu nationalism, and reports from the front lines of India's annexation of Kashmir--the most densely militarized zone in the world--and the effort within India's borders to deny citizenship to millions of Muslims and other marginalized peoples.

The book concludes with a brilliant mediation on the vital role of fiction and alternative imaginations in these troubling and turbulent times.

Azadi, she warns, hangs in the balance for us all.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Roy, Arundhati
  • ISBN: 9781642592603
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.40 x 1.10
  • Number Of Pages: 240
  • Publication Year: 2020

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